nauseously
- adverb
- /ˈnɔːziəsli/
- He coughed nauseously.
Examples
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The overly sweet dessert was nauseously rich, leaving a sickly taste in my mouth.
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Let's establish that we're not talking about your basic Vlasic pickle chip, all nauseously pale green and floating in its jar in the canned mysteries section of the grocery store, safely aisles away from the fresh produce and real food.
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The spoiled milk smelled nauseously, making everyone in the room feel sick.
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After the roller coaster ride, I felt nauseously dizzy and needed to sit down.
Synonyms
In a way that makes you feel sick or upset
In a way that makes you feel disgusted or want to throw up
In a way that makes you feel very disgusted or sick
In a way that shows strong dislike and makes you feel upset
In a way that causes strong disgust
In a way that shows you feel sick in the stomach
Shows discomfort or disgust when seeing unpleasant things
Antonyms
How Sickening
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nauseously comes from nausea, which once meant 'sea sickness' and comes from an old word for 'ship', the same root you can see in navy. So, when something is done 'nauseously' it makes you feel sick or strongly disgusted, like feeling seasick on a ship.